The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-10-14
BILLY HE'LL STANLEY.

ley received was from Miss Lucy
Grymes, who opened a Sunday school
for the children OF He'll Town, q we'll
kuown locality in Virginia, soon after
she story connecting his father with
the robbery Of Mr.. Grymes's corn
house was known. The alphabet was
a mystery to him, but he never tired
Of the bible stories that Miss Lucy
told her class. These he repeated to
his father as they sat around the fire
at night, weaving hamper baskets"
out of white-oak splits" At school
he loved to sit by Victorins Hall, a
neighbours daughter. AS little Victor
inc grew to womanhood, Billy loved
to be near her more and more, INIT! ct
length he asked her to marry him.
But the old story OF his father
and the courthouse chung to him, and
Victorine's parents hesitated to wed
her to her love. She had come to
love Billy, and did not believe the
ugly story. One day she asked Miss
Lucy if it was true. The teacher said
that Mr.. Grymes had accused
Tim, h efather, and that satisfied the
girl. Bnt the young men OF the neigh
borhood tried to worry Billy with
hints as to his fathers guilt. One
day at the crossroads his rival, jim
Lowry, said, in a facetious manner,
"F5ellers orter min how they waits
on ladies ef their daddies amt larned
ter keep out o. neighbors corn fel's."
what fellers an what ladies are
you q hintIn' att" said Billy. as he
stepped in front of Jim.
Let them whar the cap fits put it
on" Jim replied, with a coarse laugh,
in which most of the crowd joined.
Il puts it on" said Billy; AN pulls
of my coat an dyahs you ter step out
in de road"
Jim did not bargain for such a prac-
tical ending to his little joke, but be-
fore the crowd he was ashamed to re-
fuse the challenge. The battle was &C
cording to no rules that / know of, ex-
cept those which govern contests of
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them. Sheer strength and endurance
and little skill was the order of com.
bat. There was no calling of time; no
seconds sponged the fighters to give
new vigor to the wearied limbs. 1t
was one continued struggle for mas
terry. Now there was a fierce exchange
of blows that fell with the force OF
sledge-hammers; now it was a wrestle,
q fall, and a rough fight in the sandy
road for victory. Jean shirts were
torn to tatters, and 'igalluses," as
an eyewitness said, was a-1yln' in
the ar like the rags on a scarecroW."
At last q lucky trip of Billy's threw
him on top Of his enemy, and they lay
still for a moment. Billy's hand was
grasping Jim's throat.
'Holler 'nuf,'' cried Billy, when he
found breath with which to speak.
"How kin he" some one said, vivid
you a,chokin' his ve'y eyeballs out'n
his haid7"
He kin shake his haid," said Billy
Slowly Jim's head moved from side !
to side, and the battle was done. All
bruised and bleeding, the two were
taken to the well, and with many
buckets Of water drawn, with the long
sweep, the bloody sign OF conflict were
washed away. When this was done
Billy went up to Jim and held out his
hand.
Now" said Billy, miss Lucy SEE
We mus forgive them Whar wrongs
MS. / forgives you, an thar's my
ham"
''Demn your han'P' said Jim.
HShake it," Billy said, in q stern
y0ice-''shake it, er you'n me amt
had our fight OUT
Jim hesitated, but the tones and
look OF his late antagonist aIlo wed OF
no doubt as to what must be done,
80 the two hands met for q moment.
Nov, Jim" said Billy, don't you
Jine the names o. fellers an ladies
pom suspicious. ! goes whar Ipleases
axes no man no odds, an I'll marry
the girl | wants spite o. the world an
the devil Then he looked around
on the crowd who had laughed At
him, and continued "E ANYBODY
has remarks ter mex bout me ~ anv
lady, wish they'd mex them lore /
have"
No one had any such remarks to
make at that time, nor did Billy ever
hear any more jokes about the corn
held, and be was called the "King OF
He'll town."
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Not long after the fight, Billy mar.
ried Victorine. The wedding gifts OF
special value were d COW and cali, two
pigs and some household linen. These
gifts from Mr.. Grymes and Miss Lucy,
and the presence OF the donors at the
wedding satisfied every one that the
old story Of Tins wrong-doing was q
hs6 Little BY little the old Stanley
cabin took on q more attractive ap-
pearance. A shed was added to Be |
used 81 d kitchen. Al neat hen. house
was built, about which saany fowls
moved ii noisy fellowship. The
boundaries Of the cleared land en-.
iasged, and the small log courthouse
FULL at Christmas. Billy was proud Of
his success, bat the gifts that pleased